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Etymology

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From non- +‎ body.

Noun

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nonbody (plural nonbodies)

  1. (chiefly philosophy) That which is not a body.
    • 1969, G. W. Leibniz, translated by L. Lowmker, Samples of the Numerical Characteristic:
      Thus, just as there are more bodies than animals, so, on the other hand, there are more nonanimals than nonbodies.